Sexuality in Christian demonology

Lilith, 1887 by John Collier

To Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Jews there were male and female demons (Jewish demons were mostly male, although female examples such as Lilith exist). In Christian demonology and theology there is debate over the gender and sexual proclivities of demons. These questions are referenced in Italian,[a] French,[b] Spanish and Portuguese phrases that imply that the question is pointless and unanswerable, akin to the English phrase How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?.

  1. ^ "Angelo". Dizionario dei modi di dire - Corriere.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  2. ^ "Discuter sur le sexe des anges". L'Internaute. CCM Benchmark. Retrieved 14 November 2020.


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